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China to End Limits on Foreign Ownership in Financial Sector One Year Early

China will end ownership limits for foreign investors in its financial sector in 2020, a year earlier than scheduled, to show the world it will keep opening up its markets, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday. China will also further …

China Plans to Further Relax Rules for Foreign Banks and Insurers

China will further relax rules for foreign banks and insurers of all sizes that plan to invest in the domestic industry, the latest round of easing amid efforts to conclude a trade deal with the U.S. The China Banking and …

China Pledges Expanded Market Access for Foreign Investors in Banking, Insurance

China will sharply expand market access for foreign banks and securities and insurance companies, especially in its financial services sector, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday, as senior U.S. officials arrived in Beijing for more trade talks. The government will …

China Seeks to Reach Deal with U.S. to Open Financial Sector, Despite Difficult Talks

China can “absolutely” reach an agreement with the United States on opening up its financial sector, China’s top banking regulator said on Tuesday, even as the country’s commerce minister admitted talks with Washington had been difficult. The two countries have …

Opening of China’s Financial Sector Offers Opportunities, Risks

China’s $42 trillion financial sector is set to open up to the world like never before. To deliver on longstanding pledges and help stave off the threat of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese officials have set a June …

Foreign Insurers Benefit as China Tightens Rules on Local Firms

When Zhang Xixi, a 25-year-old staffer at an online financial company in China’s southern province of Guangdong, decided last year to buy personal insurance for the first time, he was swamped with options. Local insurers rushed to offer him products …

China to Require Polluters to Pay for Environmental Damage

China plans to roll out nationwide by 2020 a system that forces polluters to repair damage to the environment or pay compensation, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday. The move, which extends a scheme already piloted in …

New China Rules Promote Fairer, Safer Overseas Investments by Private Companies

China’s powerful state planner on Monday issued new rules for overseas investment by private companies, aiming to stamp out instances of firms violating policies, engaging in unfair competition and poor safety and quality management. As Chinese companies take an increasingly …

Fosun’s Plans for Overseas Growth ‘Don’t Clash’ with China’s M&A Crackdown

Fosun International Ltd., one of the companies in the cross hairs of a Chinese government crackdown on offshore acquisitions, says its plans for growth don’t clash with the authorities’ agenda. The acquisitive insurance-to-drugs group remains on course to expand its …

China’s Fosun to Continue ‘Genuine’ Overseas M&A

Fosun International, one of China’s most acquisitive conglomerates, brushed off the impact of a crackdown on overseas dealmaking and said it welcomed Beijing’s guidelines on offshore investment, as it posted a record jump in first-half profits. After several years of …